What’s a minor trust or a grandchild’s trust? States don’t allow minors to own property in their own name, so when a minor is to inherit property under a Will or trust, a minor trust is set up for the child’s benefit. The minor trust owns the property until the child becomes an adult, then the trust pays the child the money, distributes the property, or continues to hold the property according to the trust’s terms.

A grandchild’s trust is a type of minor trust that a grandparent starts for a grandchild. Often a grandchild’s trust is involved in dynasty trust or generation skipping trust planning.

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